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Mr. Peter McCausland served as a Co-Principal Executive Officer of Airgas, Inc. Mr. McCausland served as the Chief Executive Officer of Airgas, Inc., from May 1987 to August 2012 and as its President from January 2005 to August 2012. He founded Airgas, Inc. in 1982, which is a holding of Airgas Northern California & Nevada Inc., Airgas Nor Pac Inc., Airgas East Inc. and Airgas Safety Inc. He served as President of Airgas Inc. at Airgas Southwest Inc. from June 1986 to ... August 1988, from April 1993 to November 1995 and from April 1997 to January 1999. Mr. McCausland was a Partner of McCausland, Keen & Buckman that specialized in mergers, acquisitions and financings. He served as General Counsel for MG Industries Inc., an industrial gas producer. He has been the Executive Chairman of Airgas, Inc. since September 2011 and previously served as its Chairman from May 1987 to September 23, 2010. He serves as Vice Chairman of Fox Chase Cancer Center. He serves as a Director of Airgas Carbonic, Inc. Mr. McCausland has been a Director of Airgas, Inc. since May 1987. He serves as a Director of The Philadelphia Orchestra Association. He serves as a Director of the Independence Seaport Museum and the International Oxygen Manufacturers Association Inc. and as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Eisenhower Fellowships Inc. Mr. McCausland served as a Director of The Valspar Corporation from April 19, 2006 to July 26, 2007. He served as a Director of NiSource Inc. since February 2005 and from 2006 to July 23, 2007. He served as a Director of Hercules Incorporated since 1997. He also serves on the Board of Visitors of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina, and on the Board of Visitors at the Boston University School of Law. Mr. McCausland received a B.S. in History from the University of South Carolina in 1971 and his J.D. degree from Boston University School of Law in 1974.

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